Scuderia Toro Rosso: Nothing to laugh about

Sébastien Bourdais, POS 17
“I think we improved the car by two or three tenths compared to Turkey, but the others have also progressed. Our car is definitely more pleasant to drive and also a little faster. I feel good in the cockpit and thought I could get through to Q2, but the red flag was shown at the wrong time for me. Sin. This track is fantastic and when you have a properly set-up car, a qualifying lap transmits incredible sensations!”.

Sébastien Buemi, POS 20
“It's a weekend that started off on the wrong foot from the start, with several problems. In qualifying you pay the price for not being able to complete enough clean laps without any hitches! It was a shame not to have been able to use the quick-shift gearbox system in qualifying, because it cost me at least three tenths of a second, which can make a big difference on this track. Racing is like that, and now we'll have to see what we'll be able to do tomorrow."

Giorgio Ascanelli
“We had two reliability problems today, both with Buemi's car: a hydraulic problem in the morning, and then another with the quick shift system, which is why we sent him out on track again at the end of Q1, precisely to identify the damage. Bourdais did a satisfactory job, but was unable to set his final fastest lap due to the red flag. I think 15th place was the maximum goal we could set ourselves today. In free practice, we tested various solutions to try to improve our competitiveness and today we were in a little better position in this regard."